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"The UK's bestselling magazine for women who write."
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Open for submissions

Deadline

July 10, 2023

Introduction
Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time
80 days
Average acceptance rate
0%

Need to know for submitting

Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox

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      Simultaneous submissions

      Yes

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      Previously published

      No

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      Payment

      from £30

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      Fee

      No

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      Expedited response

      No

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      Available in print

      Yes

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      Provide contributor copies

      No

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      Examples online

      No

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      Active on social media

      Yes

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    Important stuff

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    How to submit 🏗️

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    Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️

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    Awards

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    Demographics & Eligibility

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    Formatting requirements 🏗️

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    Rights for published work 🏗️

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Types of Submissions Accepted

6 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Fiction

Max words: 2200

Max pieces: 2

There are currently five ways to submit fiction to Mslexia, from a 100-word flash in response to a visual prompt, to 2,200-word broadcast-length short story on our latest theme.

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Poetry

Max lines: 40

Max pieces: 4

There are currently five ways to submit poetry to Mslexia, including our topical themed ‘Poet Laureate’ slot and our ‘Poems for the Planet’ series curated by Climate Writer Linda France.

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Nonfiction

No specific limitations

Flash rules

Max words: 800

Max pieces: 2

There are currently six ways to submit your life writing to Mslexia, including how you’re writing despite a personal challenge, what you’re blogging about, and Mslexia Moths anecdotes for performance. Mslexia welcomes article and interview proposals at any time.

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Interview

Mslexia welcomes article and interview proposals at any time and we normally commission magazine articles in December, March, June and September.

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Hybrid

No specific limitations

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Photography

And just to prove there’s more to writing than grit and grammar, there are currently six ways to submit fun stuff to Mslexia. Our limerick slot has closed, but our appetite for daftness continues.

fiction genre icon

Fiction

Max words: 2200

Max pieces: 2

There are currently five ways to submit fiction to Mslexia, from a 100-word flash in response to a visual prompt, to 2,200-word broadcast-length short story on our latest theme.

poetry genre icon

Poetry

Max lines: 40

Max pieces: 4

There are currently five ways to submit poetry to Mslexia, including our topical themed ‘Poet Laureate’ slot and our ‘Poems for the Planet’ series curated by Climate Writer Linda France.

nonfiction genre icon

Nonfiction

No specific limitations

Flash rules

Max words: 800

Max pieces: 2

There are currently six ways to submit your life writing to Mslexia, including how you’re writing despite a personal challenge, what you’re blogging about, and Mslexia Moths anecdotes for performance. Mslexia welcomes article and interview proposals at any time.

interview genre icon

Interview

Mslexia welcomes article and interview proposals at any time and we normally commission magazine articles in December, March, June and September.

Magazine

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Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

Debbie Taylor
Editor-in-Chief
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

12

Average acceptance rate

0% (so far)

Average response time

80 days

Average acceptance/rejection time

-/80 days

Fastest response time

74 days

Slowest response time

88 days